Micro Sound quality prob

Hi?I have recently bought a Zen Micro 2nd hand. It is my first Creative product and it is top notch EXCEPT the sound quality is rubbish. It must be the equaliser or something cos I can hear guitar, but no drums, or drums but no vocals etc etc. I have tried all settings on the equaliser but none seem to work. Has anyone else experienced this, and how did you solve it's?CheersIan?

hey!i am also having this problem. it is so annoying. just been reading around the net abit and it sounds like it happens to alot of zens after a while. my friends one was like it when he recieved it new! so he sent it back and he recieved another one which was ok.. but no doubt it will happen again in the future. i've had mine for a couple of years now.. so i wont be able to send off for a replacement.. neither will you seeing as its second hand (unless the original owner bought it less than 2months ago?). so looks like im just going to have to buy another one.. but def not a zen again. so annoying cos i love my lil orange micro.. but they just dont seem to stand the test of time!

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